Razor holder and sharpener.



No. 794.253. PATENTED JULY 11, 1905. B. A. RQBESGN.

RAZOR HOLDER AND SHARPENER.

- APPLICATION TILED MAY 9; 1904.

Patented July 11, 1905.

FATENT @EETEE.

BENJAMIN A. ROBESON, OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

RAZOR HOLDER AND SHARPENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,253, dated July 11, 1905.

Application filed May 9, 1904. Serial No. 207,114.

To all whom, it 777/61] concern:

Be it known thatI, BnnJAMrN A. RoBnsoN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Florence, in the county of Florence and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Razor Hold ers and Sharpeners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a device adapted to be used in connection with a razor or similar instrument while being sharpened, the object being to hold the blade at the proper angle while being moved back and forth over the face of the strep, thereby greatly facilitatii'ig the stropping operation, inasmuch as the blade can be quickly and easily reversed at the end of each stroke without danger of scraping the sharpened edge of the razor against the face of the strep.

Another object of this invention is to provide an attachment which can be used in connection with the ordinary razors now in commen use.

\Vith these objects in view my invention consists, essentially, in the employment of a guard-linger held parallel with the edge of the razor and in alinemcnt with the edge, together with means for holding the guard-linger in such position.

Theinvention consists also in certain details of construction hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

in the d rawin forming a partof this specification, Figurcl is a perspective view showing the practical application of my invention. Fig. 9. is a face view of the device attached to the blade of the razor. Figs. 3 and 4C are detail sectional views showing the operation of the device. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the device detached from the razor. Fig. 6 is a view showing the holder and handle employed for holding the blade of a safety-razor.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the blade of an ordinary razor provided with a shank A, and connected to said shank A is a metal clip B; the ends of which are rolled back, as shown at B, providing sleeves in which fit the parallel members 0 of the guard.

The guard U is preferably formed from a single piece of wire bent centrally upon itself, as shown at 0, portions thereof being pressed close together, providing a long finger which is of a length slightly greater than the edge of the blade. The portions of the wire are then bent, as shown at C, and made to diverge slightly and are bent again, as shown at()", providing the parallel members GLwhich lit in the sleeves B. The ends 0 are then bent at right angles to the members 0 and are adapted to engage the shank of the razorblade, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The clip B is slipped upon the shank of the razor so that the guard-finger C will rest parallel with the edge of the razor in alinement therewith and a slightdistance from said edge, as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. An elastic band I) embraces the diverging members of the guard adjacent the bend C", said.

elastic band permitting a limited movement of the guard when the razor and guard are pressed upon the strop during the stropping movements, and by having this elastic band at this point the edge of the razor can be thrown slightly below the guard-linger G as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. However, when the blade is reversed the guard linger will prevent the edge of the blade coming in contact with the face of the strop. l/Vhen stropping a safety-razor, the blade A is attached to a holder A, which has a handle A connected therewith, and the clip is connected to the handle A in exactly the same manner as it is connected to the shank of the ordinary razor.

it will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, and eflicient device which can be used in connection with any of the razors now in use and by means of which the stropping operation can be quickly and easily accon'iplished, and all danger of scraping the edge of the razor upon the strop is entirely avoided.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A guard-linger comprising a single piece of wire bent upon itself and angled, and adapted to be held in engagement with opposite sides of the shank of a razor-blade.

2. A guard-finger adapted to be held adjacent the edge of a razor-blade and in parallel relation therewith, said finger being angled adjacent the shank'of said razor-blade, and a clip adapted to hold the angled portion in engagement with opposite sides of said shank.

3. Adevice of the kind described comprising a clip adapted to fit upon the shank of a razor-blade, and a guard consisting of a finger and bent members, connected to said finger, and also to the clip, and an elastic band embracing said bent members.

4:. The combination with a razor-blade, of a guard having diverging members,'a clip embracing three sides of the shank of the blade, and adapted to fasten the members to said shank, and an elastic band adapted to hold said members together.

5. A device of the kind described comprising a clip adapted to fit upon the shank of a razor-blade and having parallel sleeve portions, a guard formed of wire and comprising the finger adapted to be held parallel with the edge of the razor, the diverging members, the parallel members fitting in the sleeves and having their end portions adapted toengage the shank of the razor, and the elastic band embracing the diverging portions and the guard for the purpose specified.

BENJ. A. ROBESON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE RUMPH, JULIUS FELDER. 

